FileSystemProxy.GetTempFileName Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Source:: FileSystemProxy.vb

Source:: FileSystemProxy.vb

Source:: FileSystemProxy.vb

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Creates a uniquely named zero-byte temporary file on disk and returns the full path of that file.

public:
 System::String ^ GetTempFileName();

public string GetTempFileName ();

member this.GetTempFileName : unit -> string

Public Function GetTempFileName () As String

Returns

String

String containing the full path of the temporary file.

Examples

This example creates a temp file and returns its path.

MsgBox("The file is located at " &
My.Computer.FileSystem.GetTempFileName)

Remarks

This method can be used to create a temporary file.

Applies to

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